National Audit Office report from 2006 Improving the use of temporary nursing staff in NHS acute and foundation trusts Makes for interesting reading. One of these days this country might have a sensible debate about the type of health service we want and the price we are prepared to pay for it. I will not be holding my breath though. I was not aware of NHS Professionals From their website: "We run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the wider healthcare economy. Originally formed in 2001, we now have more than 50 client Trusts and over 180,000 healthcare professionals (Bank Members) registered with us. They work flexibly to NHS-assured standards in a wide range of roles including nurses and midwives, doctors, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, personal social services and non-clinical."
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